The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-08-06
Condition of Crops.

crop summary will appear in this
weeks issue of the Farmers ReUiew
The continued drouth in many of the
States has materially damaged the
corn crop. Where local rains have
fallen the injury, however. is not as
serious, The wheat crop at this time
is turning out light as was expected.
The winter wheat yield in the differ
ent States is as follows Nineteen
counties in Illinois report an average
of Is 3-3 bushels. Ten Indiana caan-
ties report an average yield of II 3-5
bushels. Thirteen counties in Ohio
IA bushels. Seven Michigan counties
IL 81. Wisconsin counties report
II % bushels. Five counties ia Ken.
lucky report II 3.5 bushels. Thirteen
counties in Missouri a fraction under
3 bushels. Seven Kansas counties
10 81 bushels. The average yfld of
spring wheat in the different States
is as follows: Eleven countes in
Iowa 10 2.5 bushels. Five cunties
in Minnesota IS bushels. Tel coun-
ties in Nebraska 10 bushes, with
damage by drouth and bugsin some
counties. Eleven Dakota counties
10 bushels.
The average condition o. the corn
crop as reported from the different
States as as follows: Twnty-three
counties in Illinois place it at an
average of rs per cent. Tn Indiana
counties report an averag condition
of go per cent. The average reported
by thirteen Ohio counts is 80 per
cent, damage by droutf as yet hav-
ing been slight. Nine Michigan coun-
ties report an average condition of 81
per cent and some complaint of
drouth. Wisconsin reports its aver
age condition at 95 per cent. Corn
requires rain badly il Kentucky, but
in Missouri it is in fine condition.
eleven counties reporting an average
condition of 100 per cent. Nine Kan
sas counties report an average condi-
ton for the crop of Y per cent, and
complaint of dry weather and hot
winds. In Iowa the corn crop is still
in fine condition. but with some COM
plant of drouth and chinch bugs.
Fourteen counties report an aver
age condition of LOG per cent. Six
counties in Minnesota report an aver
age of SO per cent, and complain of
douth and insects. Ten Nebraska
counties place their average at SO per
cent, and ten counties in Dakota at
ITO per cent. In the latter State, re-
freshing rains have fallen, helping
crops generally. Reports on the yield
of oats are beginning to come in.
Eighteen counties in Illinois report
All average yield of % 40 bushels.
Fen Indiana counties % 2-5 bushels.
Eleven Ohio counties 80 Ill bushels.
Eight counties in Michigan a trifie
under 80 bushels. Six Wisconsin
counties 323 bushels. Eleven Missouri
counties 40 bushels. Seven counties
in Kansas 33 bushels. Sixteen Iowa
counties 80 bushels. Six Minnesota
counties 355 bushels. Ten Nebraska
counties SO 1-5 bushels. Ten Dakota
counties 81 bushels. Other crops are
in much the same condition as last
week, with no improvement.
The weather crop bulletin of the
Signal Office says: During the month
of July the average daily tempera-
ture was about five degrees above the
normal throughout the Northern
States, and it was from two degrees
to three degrees cooler in the Gulf
States. During the month of July
the rainfall was generally in excess
in the States on the Atlantic coast
throughout the cotton belt, in the ex.
IRENE northwest and in portions of
the Upper Lake regions. In all 9TH
er sections there has been less than
the usual amount oil rain during the
month, probably less than one. half
the usual amount throughout the
corn belt. The large seasonal defici-
ency of rainfall in the cotton region
east of the Mississippi has been great
ly reduced during the month, while
the seasonal deficiency in the Central
Mississippi Valley has been in
creased.
The weather has been unfavorable
for the staple crops in many sections.
Excessive rains and severe local
storms have probably resulted in in.
jury to the cotton crop from Alabama
eastward. but from Mississippi west
ward and North Carolina, the wealth
er was reported as favorable for this
crop. Excessive heat and the abb
sence of rain throughout the corn
belt has affected this crop unfayor-
ably. Reports from Ohio, Michigan